πληθοποιός

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Transliteration A: plēthopoiós Transliteration B: plēthopoios Transliteration C: plithopoios Beta Code: plhqopoio/s

English (LSJ)

πληθοποιόν, creating plurality, Procl.in Prm.p.592 S., Dam.Pr.33.

Greek Monolingual

-όν, ΜΑ
αυτός που πληθαίνει κάτι, που το κάνει να αυξηθεί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πλῆθος + -ποιός].